Kansas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km NE of Norwich, Kansas

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Norwich, Kansas on Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 3:57 AM CDT (08:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 08:57:44 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.507° N, 97.803° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.52 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 183
  6. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1788 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1784 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1741 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1801 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021urvq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.